Author: Wayne Slavin
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Although WiMax is still months away from its official inauguration, numerous wireless broadband proponents are announcing products. Many won't see the light of day until at least mid-2005. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]
Mobile computer owners can hook up to wireless Internet on maternity wards, in cafes, hotels, and even a Jerusalem shwarma stand. Via [globes.co.il]
More households now use Wi-Fi networking than Ethernet, a trend that will lead to an explosion of new applications, according to a survey released this week by Parks Associates. Via [commsdesign.com]
Intel Corp. on Wednesday introduced a new package of chips for wireless laptop computers, a move meant to increase the company's dominant position in notebook computers and expand its foothold in the consumer market. Via [latimes.com]
At the Panera Bread restaurant and bakery on Providence Highway in Dedham, Linda Daniel sat at a small table next to the fireplace one recent morning, nursing her coffee and tapping on a laptop computer. Via [boston.com]
Wireless networks giving computer users Internet access from anywhere in the home could expose them to eavesdropping and programmers should make their security software easier to use, researchers say. Via [reuters.com]
SBC Communications is moving full speed ahead with its plan to have more than 20,000 Wi-Fi hot spots available to its FreedomLink customers by the end of 2006. The latest: The company is rolling out wireless access in 85 state parks in California. Via [wirelessweek.com]
Once expected to start this month, officials confirm that certification testing won't begin until early summer with product launches delayed until the end of the year. Via [informationweek.com]
Verizon Communications Inc. said on Tuesday it signed a multiyear deal with Westell Technologies to sell a phone that integrates a high-speed Internet modem and wireless networking. Via [reuters.com]
What began as a GPS (global positioning satellite) tool to help golfers improve their games has evolved into a fixed wireless management system that is turning golf courses into community hot spots. Via [eweek.com]
Wireless connectivity products are springing up in Singapore and across key countries in the Asia-Pacific, as demand is fuelled by a surge in the number of notebook computer users and the need to connect to the Internet and corporate intranets wirelessly. Via [it.asia1.com.sg]
2005 looks set to be Europe's “year of mobility” with the region leading the world in the race for wireless connectivity, says market research company, International Data Corporation (IDC). Via [itweb.co.za]
Wi-Fi and mobile are set to make even close bedfellows in the coming months, new research has found. Via [networks.silicon.com]
BelAir Networks has started partnering with a number of companies for its range of carrier-grade wireless switch routers, with Lucent Techologies becoming the first company licensed to sell the products to service providers, enterprises and government accounts. Via [commsdesign.com]
The village of Los Lunas, New Mexico, is the latest municipality to deploy wide-area Wi-Fi coverage, and the community has ambitions to leverage the wireless technology to eventually provide VoIP service. Via [techweb.com]